Hi Ken,
In my experience, printing paper lasts pretty much forever, much
better than
film. I have seen 50-year-old paper deliver superb results. Don't
trash the
paper just yet. Hmm, I wonder what shipping to South Africa will
cost.... :-)
On 15 Jun 2009, at 2:35 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> He forgot about the fridge full of old boxes of printing paper. I
> know there
> are boxes of 5x7 and 8x10 papers dating back to the fifties. I'm
> sure most
> of it is fogged to death, but before we toss said items, I'll do a
> bit of
> research--maybe it has value just for the silver content if nothing
> else.
> Otherwise, maybe I can process the paper blank and then coat them with
> alternative emulsion.
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